April 18, 2022
Yahoo! News featured University of Cincinnati research into the use of Optune devices that provide electrical field treatment to the brain as a treatment for glioblastomas.
March 28, 2022
A 2020 Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that LGBTQ people were more likely than others to have had a negative experience with a healthcare provider and twice as likely to feel their provider dismissed their concerns or assumed something about them without asking.
January 19, 2022
The recent surge in COVID-19 is driving the number of cases to record highs in the course of the pandemic. The impact is being felt at area hospitals who continue to battle the pandemic. In a story published by WKRC-TV, Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine, said that the surge is putting a lot of stress on healthcare providers.
February 7, 2022
New research from the University of Oxford finds a new variant of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, that is potentially more infectious and could more seriously affect the immune system. So far, 109 people, most of whom live in the Netherlands, have the variant. In a story published by Healthline, Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine was one of the experts cited reacting to this new variant.
March 14, 2022
A Congressional committee heard testimony this week on the pros and cons of switching between standard and daylight saving time. Many people say they like having the extra hour of daylight, but sleep professionals say it's a bad idea. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is continuing the push to abolish daylight saving time. Research shows most people get an hour less sleep on daylight saving time. That has a host of health and safety implications. In a story posted by WVXU, Ann Romaker, MD, of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine and director of the Sleep Medicine Center at UC Medical Center, said the time change creates the potential for a variety of health problems.
March 31, 2022
March 31 is Transgender Day of Visibility and some events are marking the day in Cincinnati. Attention is also being brought to the transgender medicine program started in 2016 at the UC College of Medicine by Sarah Pickle, MD, of the Department of Family and Community Medicine. WCPO interviewed fourth-year medical student Malia Schram about the program.
August 19, 2021
Carl Fichtenbaum, MD. of the UC College of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases was interviewed by WKRC-TV, Local 12, on a story about presidential health advisors announcing that COVID-19 booster shots will soon be offered to all Americans. Pending FDA approval, beginning Sept. 20, third shots will be available for those who got the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines at least eight months ago.
August 27, 2021
UC research examining a music app to help breast cancer survivors is mentioned by Forbes.
August 27, 2021
The school year rapidly approaches amid a surge in pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations, and parents desperately want to know: When can young children get the vaccine? UC's Carl Fichtenbaum weighs in.
September 7, 2021
In an article for the online sexual health publication Giddy, Abhinav Sidana, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Urology in the Department of Surgery at the UC College of Medicine was interviewed on the topic of genetic testing for prostate cancer.